| Riddles Home |
| Cheap Posters |
| Great Websites |
|
STOP PRESS - BUY THE WEBMASTER'S LATEST BOOK The Purrfect Birthday or Christmas Present!!
|
| Riddle Search |
|
Logic Riddles & Puzzles |
|
Riddle : |
|
A long, long time ago - before
airplanes were invented, a suspension bridge was being built to span the
gorge near Niagara Falls.
However, there was no way a boat could carry the necessary suspension cables across the violent water, and the bridge could not be built until the cables spanned the river. In desperation, the builders staged a contest, open to the public, as a way to solve their problem. The contest was won by a young boy. Soon afterwards, the cables spanned the water. What countries did they stage the contest? What was the contest and how did it solve the problem?
|
|
|
| Answer |
| to |
| the |
| riddle |
| is |
| below |
| + |
|
|
| Answer : |
|
The builders of the bridge offer a prize to the first person to fly a kite from the American side to the Canadian side. Once the kite string made the crossing, a heavier cord was tied to this string and it was pulled across. This process continued in succession using heavier cords and ropes until the first cable spanned the river. |
